Setting the tone with immersive and enigmatic electric guitar riffs, Nick Kandler opens his new single, Kill You Slowly with atmospheric vocals and the introspective lyrics, “If you find the truth, it’ll all come down to a ticket back home, and you said don’t lie to you…”

Kill You Slowly expands into a contemporary frequency with Nick’s soaring vocals and cathartic lyricism as he sings emotively, “Paint you a picture of me, so I don’t leave you lonely, like a bullet in your heart I can’t stop, so close it off, or it’ll kill you slowly…”

Speaking on the creative process of the track, Nick confesses, “I was originally inspired by the song All Your Exes by Julia Michaels – just the sheer fact that it goes from a soft pop song into something more rocky on the hook.”

The rising artist from Los Angeles elaborates, “I wanted to take that concept and make it into something that I feel hasn’t been done in this way. The first verse was a free style that I had written the first day and we had to come back to finish the writing.”

When discussing the meaning of Kill You Slowly, Nick tell us, “The song is about a white lie that I told someone I was seeing and it ultimately ruined things between us.”

We appreciate the vulnerability and honesty that Nick Kandler shares with Kill You Slowly, and have added the song to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we stream Nick’s wider discography including STAY and Closure!

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Opening with enigmatic guitar strumming and a sharp riser, Nick Kandler opens his latest release ‘Stay’, with the lyrics, “talking like it’s ending, got me in a bad dream“. The narrative of the track goes on to tell the story of the trials and tribulations of a toxic relationship and exemplifies how a bad situation can still keep you yearning for more. 

We love the pop vocal, refined production and textured harmonies which are exquisite as the track unveils more of the artist’s vocal prowess and emotion. The hook “I want you to stay” is delivered with passion and vivid realness, we stan.

Nick cites Harry Styles, Tame Impala, Kanye West and SZA as some of his influences which come through in Stay. We can’t wait to indulge in more from the rising artist.

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